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it is really the exchange's responsibility here to kind of police the environment that we have right now that's unfavorable for investors. take i think the exchanges it the right thing. they quickly canceled the trades that needed to be canceled. but let's understand these are exchanges that are making money in this environment, they're paying rebates to co-locate. i think the conversation begins with the exchanges themselves. >> but where is the liquidity in the marketplace? i'm not defending high frequency, but a lot of stuff is in these dark pools. i was talking with an nyse rep. where is all the liquidity that we talked about? where are the people that own these stocks? where are the top ten holders? everyone is so concerned about anonymity, they don't want to show whatever they have. >> you know what the problem srk the sorry will be written that the rules worked in this case. the problem is we don't know what caused this and we don't know what caused almost every other incident that has happened in the market over the last several years. >> it's called top of book protection. y
it is really the exchange's responsibility here to kind of police the environment that we have right now that's unfavorable for investors. take i think the exchanges it the right thing. they quickly canceled the trades that needed to be canceled. but let's understand these are exchanges that are making money in this environment, they're paying rebates to co-locate. i think the conversation begins with the exchanges themselves. >> but where is the liquidity in the marketplace? i'm not...
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the consumer environment has been choppy and they can respond quickly to that. >> if you like family dollar can you speak to the margin as they sell more lower end products how do they recover and compare and contrast that to dollar general which has margin upside? >> well, they are selling more food and other consumables. they have been adding additional items into the store. it has put pressure on gross margin. they are using that strategy to drive traffic. that brings customers in day in and day out. they do have the lowest margin in the dollar store sector around 7.5%. dollar general is north of 10%. i think that is the real opportunity for family dollar. they can do things to offset the pressure. they can do more private label. they can do more global sourcing and manage the store better, as well. >> going to leave it there. thanks for your time. what is your retail trade? >> i probably stick with target or kohl's store. if you look at the fiscal cliff. there is a $610 billion impact. 400 billion comes right out of consumer pocket. if you have less money i get the trade but stic
the consumer environment has been choppy and they can respond quickly to that. >> if you like family dollar can you speak to the margin as they sell more lower end products how do they recover and compare and contrast that to dollar general which has margin upside? >> well, they are selling more food and other consumables. they have been adding additional items into the store. it has put pressure on gross margin. they are using that strategy to drive traffic. that brings customers...
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dominates the application environment here in the u.s. in asia we think android will be driving that. apple has the choice of becoming a niche plan. we suspect there will be margin compression. we are seeing this year will be pretty good still. early next year they have to start focusing on emerging markets may be the peak in profitability is behind them. >> what would you have to see to get apple to a buy for you. what would be the catalyst or the trigger if they did something? what would it be? >> the biggest thing would be if the emerging carriers decided to subsidize in a really big way. a little bit half hearted. if we could see a lot more commitment to that and a lot of commitment to that kind of business model in india, indonesia and those markets i think we become more constructive on the name. at the moment it's hard to see how the operators can offer those subsidy policies for markets where the average revenue per userer is significantly lower than the u.s. the iphone is pretty hard to afford for the vast bulk of the emerging ma
dominates the application environment here in the u.s. in asia we think android will be driving that. apple has the choice of becoming a niche plan. we suspect there will be margin compression. we are seeing this year will be pretty good still. early next year they have to start focusing on emerging markets may be the peak in profitability is behind them. >> what would you have to see to get apple to a buy for you. what would be the catalyst or the trigger if they did something? what...
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you know what the economic environment is here in the states and globally. so you just cannot have high expectations. and if you have a good surprise, let's say overall earnings rather than the 2.4% let's say earnings are up, 2 to 5%, you know s that really a big surprise? i'm not really sure it is. because you are still pretty close to 0. and nobody is expecting the economy to really accelerate over the course of the next couple of quarters. >> susie: all right so, what is going to be driving investment strategy over the coming weeks and months? is it going to be the earnings or is it going to be more of the big economic picture and the elections? >> how does this play out in the markets. >> well, i am a top down guy. so i want to know what the global economy is doing. i want to know what the u.s. economy is doing. in my mind, we're going to be in this modest growth, modest inflation environment for a while. i mean at least through 2013. but i think it is going to be positive. i think the types of sectors that we're looking at are the ones that are really g
you know what the economic environment is here in the states and globally. so you just cannot have high expectations. and if you have a good surprise, let's say overall earnings rather than the 2.4% let's say earnings are up, 2 to 5%, you know s that really a big surprise? i'm not really sure it is. because you are still pretty close to 0. and nobody is expecting the economy to really accelerate over the course of the next couple of quarters. >> susie: all right so, what is going to be...
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they want to help japanese firms survive competition in global environment. professionals with experience working overseas will teach business skills once a week through january. the instructors come from 12 companies in various industries including finance, chemical, and automotive. one worked for a leading chemical firm. he gave advice based on over 20 years of experience working in the u.s. he told students to stand firm and believe in themselves instead of relying on foreign koun counterparts to lead the way. >> translator: i want to be someone who has both a global and local perspective. i want to be confident in knowing what i'm capable of. >> translator: japan has experienced two lost decades of growth. we think if students can create a new path to the future, the country will be able to grow again. >>> a japanese film director returned from the prestigious toronto international film festival with an award in hand. he directed "the land of hope." it was inspired by the nuclear disaster in fukushima. he tells the story of an accident that devastates res
they want to help japanese firms survive competition in global environment. professionals with experience working overseas will teach business skills once a week through january. the instructors come from 12 companies in various industries including finance, chemical, and automotive. one worked for a leading chemical firm. he gave advice based on over 20 years of experience working in the u.s. he told students to stand firm and believe in themselves instead of relying on foreign koun...
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. >>> so, will so many individual stocks keep making all-time highs in this environment? >> with us today are sam stovall and our own bob pisani. sam, it's going to come down to earnin earnings, right, which starts tomorrow? >> tomorrow. the bar is not just set low, it's set below, under water. >> below dirt. >> off the lows. capital iq is forecasting a 1.3% deline. it was down to 1.8%. big deal. i think some of the numbers underneath are a little more telling, such as right now the early beat ratio at 58% is below the average of 62%. in terms of guidance, those that are guiding negatively are 3.3 to 1 for those guiding positively. >> that sounds very negative for the stock market. >> well, i think it's baked in right now, or a lot of that is probably baked in. the real question is, whether we're likely to be seeing qe3 as the trough -- >> how can it be baked in if we're sitting at 4 1/2 year highs? how is that baked in? >> exactly. >> i think nothing is really new. what has come out yet that's going to tell us things are a lot worse than we anticipated? materials are exp
. >>> so, will so many individual stocks keep making all-time highs in this environment? >> with us today are sam stovall and our own bob pisani. sam, it's going to come down to earnin earnings, right, which starts tomorrow? >> tomorrow. the bar is not just set low, it's set below, under water. >> below dirt. >> off the lows. capital iq is forecasting a 1.3% deline. it was down to 1.8%. big deal. i think some of the numbers underneath are a little more telling,...
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voss will lock in profits and take time to relax and reassess the environment. you have elections, fiscal cliff, the eurozone uncertainty and in that type of environment it is a case of i know things are strong when i get out and look to get back in later on. >> josh brown, what do you do with apple here? do you use the pullback as substantial as it has been, 10% from a peak at the end of september? do you use it as a buying opportunity or a flag in your face that says i have got real reason to worry here? >> i would caution anyone who is booking a funeral home for the final passage of the apple story. i think that's a little premature. technically speaking, we have big volume coming to google and apple and it is the same funds that own both these stocks. nobody should be surprised there is a dip at the beginning of the quarter. i think when have you a quarter where stocks out perform bonds to such a massive degree which is clearly what we saw here, you are going to see people rebalance out of equities, rebalance into stocks and apple is not immune to that. it i
voss will lock in profits and take time to relax and reassess the environment. you have elections, fiscal cliff, the eurozone uncertainty and in that type of environment it is a case of i know things are strong when i get out and look to get back in later on. >> josh brown, what do you do with apple here? do you use the pullback as substantial as it has been, 10% from a peak at the end of september? do you use it as a buying opportunity or a flag in your face that says i have got real...
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a really difficult environment, the past ten years. now all of a sudden, you see plans maintain their traditional allocation. now underfunded. the question comes back to, okay, if you ever are funded -- fully funded again what would you do in the future, having lived this in the past? and many are look tact and saying, you know what actually, our corporate balance sheets are strong enough, we can take that risk on right now of redee risking the plan full and paying out cash in order to use this liability-driven investing to in essence, create certainty about their statements they haven't had in the past. cfos can take one of the things off their list they worry about at night that keeps them up. >> derek, how do the fund managers presently feel about the volatility of the market? the loaned of the volatility as far as the s & p 500, how are they approaching investments based upon that? >> yeah, you know what, great point there, because basically what's happening is we see volatility as bag big concern. it shows up from our clients, sho
a really difficult environment, the past ten years. now all of a sudden, you see plans maintain their traditional allocation. now underfunded. the question comes back to, okay, if you ever are funded -- fully funded again what would you do in the future, having lived this in the past? and many are look tact and saying, you know what actually, our corporate balance sheets are strong enough, we can take that risk on right now of redee risking the plan full and paying out cash in order to use this...
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. >> the difficulty that californians love their environment. they don't want to have facilities that they perceive to be degrading that environment. on the other hand, they want to have cheap gas. this is conflict. >> reporter: there is no time line to make a decision on that state waiver. state regulators have had the request now for three days. >> terry: we are following developing news out of new jersey right now. at least a dozen people are recovering after the bus they were riding overturned on an interstate. authorities say about 60 people including several children were on board when the bus flipped over onto its side in wayne, new jersey. they have removed all the passengers. three people have been taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. it's not clear what caused the fwougs overturn. >> troubles in china for apple's new iphone 5. thousands are on strike over strict working conditions. we wanted to take a live look outside -- another great picture. we can't find a bad picture. they are all gorgeous this morning and wha
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technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment. we're america's natural gas. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. but to reduce government spending and the amount and they're talking about, the amount congress if should pass any way with part of the budget control act. it is split between defense and non-defense fell the 3% of spending. is nothing. >> this does not go far enough? >> no. and the budget with spending cuts and paul ryan's cuts is only 10% of spending. $400 billion per year named as duplication and overlap from senator sessions and senator kohlberg 10 percent most have done that to say business. >> is there a political appetite on either side? they had a presidential debate. the fiscal cliff was n
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i know you prefer stocks to bonds in this environment. let me take the other side and say we have global quantitative easing. wouldn't it be better doing what the central banks are doing and getting the capital appreciation? >> we don't disagree. certainly we want to be in line with what the central banks are doing. if the treasury bond is buying treasuries it is good to be a treasury holder. what is going to happen when the central bank buying turns off? we think stocks are going to be well positioned in a modern inflation environment. and the bigger risk, deflation is a very probability. a bigger risk is higher inflation in the future in which case cash and bonds do poorly. we need to be in gold and commodities and real assets. we are building our portfolios to reflect the probability of these different destinations. our biggest scenario is one of moderate inflation and equity should be the class to hold. >> i want to go to two more of your picks. logitech and aia. that is not a name we usually talk about. what is the thesis here? >> it
i know you prefer stocks to bonds in this environment. let me take the other side and say we have global quantitative easing. wouldn't it be better doing what the central banks are doing and getting the capital appreciation? >> we don't disagree. certainly we want to be in line with what the central banks are doing. if the treasury bond is buying treasuries it is good to be a treasury holder. what is going to happen when the central bank buying turns off? we think stocks are going to be...
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let's get straight to the markets and talk about investing in this environment. gentlemen, good see you. thank you so much for joining us. dan, let me kick this off with you. what do you think happened at end of the day today? seems this market has been trading on some worries last several sessions. yet, we did see some optimism at end of the day. >> absolutely. it's a case of perhaps, you know, still do not fight the fed. what we were watching specifically was apple. you mentioned it. we were looking for support on the stock at around 650. wouldn't you know it, it hit their intraday lows. they don't want to see that stock drop. the interesting thing with that is, you know, apple is a bell weather that's really driving the nasdaq 100, driving a lot of these larger cap benchmarks we follow. if you keep that buoyed, you're going to keep the markets buoyed going forward. >> that's a really good point. i guess, david, for those fund managers who have not owned apple, they're going to be playing catch up fourth quarter so their fund looks better by year end, right? >>
let's get straight to the markets and talk about investing in this environment. gentlemen, good see you. thank you so much for joining us. dan, let me kick this off with you. what do you think happened at end of the day today? seems this market has been trading on some worries last several sessions. yet, we did see some optimism at end of the day. >> absolutely. it's a case of perhaps, you know, still do not fight the fed. what we were watching specifically was apple. you mentioned it. we...
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. >> ithe electric cars may not be good for the environment. the factories that make electric cars may actually put more toxic waste in the air. electric cars do make sense. if your power comes from b temperatures in oakland s.f. 57 degrees and warmed up to 67 degrees by this afternoon. there is still a 20 percent chance of showers. we'll be right back. >> jerry sandusky is in court to find out how long he will be behind bars for abusing boys over a 15 year span. we will see how long he has to serve after this hearing where some of the victims are expected to speak. >> a gallon of gas is at $4.73. it is that for 67 and oakland.$4.67 and oakland. >> this was the president's 12th trip to san francisco. chang >> big bird will be starting in a new campaign for president obama. >> the obama campaign stated that the new act will be aired on regular tv and cable networks as well. >> in everyone is waiting to see what is happening with apple. that will probably set the tone for remainder of the week for wall street. >> we just lost our live picture and
. >> ithe electric cars may not be good for the environment. the factories that make electric cars may actually put more toxic waste in the air. electric cars do make sense. if your power comes from b temperatures in oakland s.f. 57 degrees and warmed up to 67 degrees by this afternoon. there is still a 20 percent chance of showers. we'll be right back. >> jerry sandusky is in court to find out how long he will be behind bars for abusing boys over a 15 year span. we will see how...
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the environment has also swung back a little bit towards the old hey day. does that mean the approach by private equity firms is also changing back to the more traditional mcdonald snell. >> no, i don't think so. i think the model is permanently changed. you can't buy cheap gear highly and sell deer anymore. they produce better performance, improve profits, expand the geographies that they work in and so on. so i think the model is permanently changed. the odd example of maybe pure engineering. i think fundamentally it's now about being good stewards of the businesses and improving them while you own them. >> appreciate your time. thank you so much for stopping by. >>> the european banking authority will publish its final report on banks' implementation of capital plans at 1,700 cet today. this follows s a 2011 recommendation to restore market confidence. it will be published after the european markets close. joining us now is the head of the european interest rates strategy at barclays. nice to have you onboard with us today. this has been an ongoing theme
the environment has also swung back a little bit towards the old hey day. does that mean the approach by private equity firms is also changing back to the more traditional mcdonald snell. >> no, i don't think so. i think the model is permanently changed. you can't buy cheap gear highly and sell deer anymore. they produce better performance, improve profits, expand the geographies that they work in and so on. so i think the model is permanently changed. the odd example of maybe pure...
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. >> the difficulty is californians johnly love their environment and don't want to degrade that environment. on the other hand, they want to have cheap gas. so this is a conflict. >> there is no timeline to make a decision on that state aware of. state regulators have had the request for three days. abc7 news. >> trouble in china for apple's new i-phone 5. thousands are workers are en strike over strict work being condition the. a live look out from our roof cam. you can see the bay bridge there. but if you were that close to the golden gate bridge you might not be able to see it. fog hanging out over there. we are going to have blue skies for the blue angels and the blue ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really
. >> the difficulty is californians johnly love their environment and don't want to degrade that environment. on the other hand, they want to have cheap gas. so this is a conflict. >> there is no timeline to make a decision on that state aware of. state regulators have had the request for three days. abc7 news. >> trouble in china for apple's new i-phone 5. thousands are workers are en strike over strict work being condition the. a live look out from our roof cam. you can see...
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technology, apple, intel, hewlett-packard, financials, aren't you worried about the low interest rate environment and the head winds that exist for those? >> that's funny. that's just fast money. i'd be all in or all out -- >> those aren't daily problems, though. >> here's what i do, i remove my opinion from it because who cares? what you want to look at what the historical precedent is when you get a sharp drop in interest rates, followed by a pivot back up, which is what we've had at the end of july. when that's happened in the past and i use the ten-week rate of change on the ten-year note yield. six months out every time information technology and consumer discretionary has outperformed. financials have outperformed all but once, and the industrials all but once, as well. so, again, you want to look at what performs with interest rates? and i think that goes to stephanie's point too. what could kill earnings next year? well, that's if we have further deterioration in international economic activity and all the global money printing doesn't work. now, let's get by whether that's right or wrong
technology, apple, intel, hewlett-packard, financials, aren't you worried about the low interest rate environment and the head winds that exist for those? >> that's funny. that's just fast money. i'd be all in or all out -- >> those aren't daily problems, though. >> here's what i do, i remove my opinion from it because who cares? what you want to look at what the historical precedent is when you get a sharp drop in interest rates, followed by a pivot back up, which is what...
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>> a lot is the election and earnings environment. if we take the election and set it aside for now the earnings environment is deteriorating more than investors are willing to cop to at this point. first, fourth quarter of this year, we're supposed to see a remarkable recovery in earnings which i think is highly unlikely considering the macro economic climate. then an earnings kbroet in 2014. so with this fiscal uncertainty, investors have gotten a little bit ahead of themselves in terms of optimism. >> your overstating the election's impact on what the stock market will do? we had jack vogel on at the top of the show that said the market will get it wrong. >> that's possible the market gets it wrong depending on the outcome of the election. clearly this is a very tight election. the reason why i don't think we're overstating the potential impact is just the sheer numbers. this election has an impact in a few ways. first sheer size. like i said we're talking about debt and deficits larger than at any point since world war ii and the
>> a lot is the election and earnings environment. if we take the election and set it aside for now the earnings environment is deteriorating more than investors are willing to cop to at this point. first, fourth quarter of this year, we're supposed to see a remarkable recovery in earnings which i think is highly unlikely considering the macro economic climate. then an earnings kbroet in 2014. so with this fiscal uncertainty, investors have gotten a little bit ahead of themselves in terms...
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tech has really taken it on the chin lately, but there is the ability to grow in a weak environment for technology stocks. >> jonathan golub, thank you for joining us today. >>> let's recap the markets for you at this point because we are at our lows of the session. we just had a gap to the downside, about 130 points now in negative territory for the dow at 13,338. can you guys put ucht p the 10- yield for me? i think we had a low -- which should be 1.69% on the 10-year yield. at this point they're moving into the bond market. look at that move on the 10-year yield. 1.68%. ty? it's going to be a rough afternoon. >> moving into bonds and out of storks as we speak. this is going to make some people's blood boil. billionaires getting big tax breaks for buying up swanky condos in new york. swanky franky. robert frank on the story. >> very swanky. the tax breaks are amazing. the question everyone will be asking -- do billionaires pay $90 million for an apartment really need a tax break? a tax break aimed at low income folks? we'll dive into that issue next on "power lunch." [ male announcer
tech has really taken it on the chin lately, but there is the ability to grow in a weak environment for technology stocks. >> jonathan golub, thank you for joining us today. >>> let's recap the markets for you at this point because we are at our lows of the session. we just had a gap to the downside, about 130 points now in negative territory for the dow at 13,338. can you guys put ucht p the 10- yield for me? i think we had a low -- which should be 1.69% on the 10-year yield. at...
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that they perceive to be degrading that environment. on the other hand, they want to have cheap gas. so this is a conflict. >> there is no timeline to make a decision on that state aware waiver. state regulators have had the request for three days. abc7 news. >> trouble in china for apple's new i-phone 5. thousands are workers are on strike over strict working conditions. a live look out from our roof cam. a gorgeous, fantastic day coming up for the blue angels and everything here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios on their own are amazing, but press out some biscuit dough, add some sauce and some pepperoni and cheese and monday's dinner is now a grands mini pizza party. pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. s
that they perceive to be degrading that environment. on the other hand, they want to have cheap gas. so this is a conflict. >> there is no timeline to make a decision on that state aware waiver. state regulators have had the request for three days. abc7 news. >> trouble in china for apple's new i-phone 5. thousands are workers are on strike over strict working conditions. a live look out from our roof cam. a gorgeous, fantastic day coming up for the blue angels and everything here...
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the downside of going early is this blend is not as friendly to the environment. >> the winter blend of gasoline is a similar type of gasoline that doesn't have as stringent air pollution requirements. with summer months, a cleaner version is necessary to reduce ozone when possible. winter gasoline doesn't have to be quite as stringent. >> reporter: no one is saying this is going to be a magic wand by moving to the winter blend earlier, but they do believe, at least some analysts do, that it could drop prices perhaps in the next week by 15 to 20 cents. why did these prices skyrocket? well, the thought is you had these two major refine reproblems. one that we're all aware of back in august when the chevron refinery in richmond got fire. just last week you had a problem in southern california, an exxonmobil refinery in torrance shut down because of a power failure. it finally resumed production this past friday. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> i'm thinking we all need to commute to work together. car pool. >> commute is a good idea. we'll go
the downside of going early is this blend is not as friendly to the environment. >> the winter blend of gasoline is a similar type of gasoline that doesn't have as stringent air pollution requirements. with summer months, a cleaner version is necessary to reduce ozone when possible. winter gasoline doesn't have to be quite as stringent. >> reporter: no one is saying this is going to be a magic wand by moving to the winter blend earlier, but they do believe, at least some analysts...
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because they're outside they don't know what will let them be targeted and that's creating for them environment of hysteria and psychological torment when they just don't know when a drone will strike already and going along with that can you talk more about that because i know that this report takes a really close look at that not just at the the death tolls of these strikes but you know and that's oftentimes what we hear reported what the media does focus on but beyond that how these drone strikes impact civilians on the ground. well the impact is a great one but it's also one that's gone unexplored even by journalists in organizations like ourselves because we're talking about regions that are really restricted that aside what we're hearing and what our report references is the fact that there are civilians on the ground who are afraid to send their kids to school they're afraid to seek medical attention because of these ongoing drone strikes sometimes in pakistan very frequent drone strikes over a period of two or three weeks people are afraid even to go out to associate with each other bec
because they're outside they don't know what will let them be targeted and that's creating for them environment of hysteria and psychological torment when they just don't know when a drone will strike already and going along with that can you talk more about that because i know that this report takes a really close look at that not just at the the death tolls of these strikes but you know and that's oftentimes what we hear reported what the media does focus on but beyond that how these drone...
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this is trying to reverse that and saying we're in an environment where banks need to lend. it's a very, very small area. it's only on new loans and the funding scheme. it's not across the board. >> if this is happening at the same time that those implementations are starting to happen, does it matter? is that a significant counter to what the individual countries may be trying to achieve? >> i think it's a contradiction between what basel 3 is trying to achieve the next three years and what the rural economies particularly in europe need. >> which is what andy said -- >> it's an interesting conversation. >> we started off on the wrong point because the good times banks boosting, and in the bad times they are able to relax. but we have got to get to the right capital levels to begin with. >> it's a bit like the inflation theme. maybe a little bit of inflation isn't so harmful to us all. suddenly we don't need an inflation target that's too strict. going to have a little bit of inflation. >> just looking at the bank of england's record, i don't think we have a strict inflatio
this is trying to reverse that and saying we're in an environment where banks need to lend. it's a very, very small area. it's only on new loans and the funding scheme. it's not across the board. >> if this is happening at the same time that those implementations are starting to happen, does it matter? is that a significant counter to what the individual countries may be trying to achieve? >> i think it's a contradiction between what basel 3 is trying to achieve the next three years...
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that's what the fed has created, a very artificial environment where price discovery has been destroyed because the price of money is fake and artificial and not real. >> peter, how are you investing in this environment ten? what are you doing in terms of allocating capital? >> well, you have to -- from the big picture fed perspective, you want to be protecting yourself in non-dollar assets and hard assets and commodities, precious metals, commodities that defends yourself against what the fed is doing. i think earnings will disappoint, not only for q-3, but also the guidance for q-4, so you have to be defensive over the next four weeks. >> everybody talks about the most hated rally. i know i coined that. while money has been coming out of stock mutual funds, there has been money going into etfs and high-yield bond funds. they're not really bond funds. in times of volatility, they act like stock funds. people are seeking alternatives in stock-like instruments. >> bob makes a great point about high yield. we have seen a virtual stampede into high yield. investors have to sell their soul
that's what the fed has created, a very artificial environment where price discovery has been destroyed because the price of money is fake and artificial and not real. >> peter, how are you investing in this environment ten? what are you doing in terms of allocating capital? >> well, you have to -- from the big picture fed perspective, you want to be protecting yourself in non-dollar assets and hard assets and commodities, precious metals, commodities that defends yourself against...
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tell me how you see the environment changes and where specifically you would expect growth to happen in technology in the next five years. >> well, i think technology in general -- probably the biggest challenge is not so much the social interactions but everybody's talking so much about data. data is very, very hard to mine correctly. so i think you're going to see a push back towards a lot of enterprise apps that really figure out how it get information to the companies so they can actually be more personalized for the user, but easy to say, a lot to do. >> and really quick, on what you're seeing out there, how tough is europe right now for technology? what are you seeing in terms of the global slow down? >> well, europe continues to baffle us in general in technology. it looks like it's getting softer, not stronger. you know, companies that diversified over the past 20 years do make sure they had good portfolios in all the regions, you know, are taking a hit now with europe. i think it's broad based, so it shouldn't be a knock on any one company. we all know the issues. you better
tell me how you see the environment changes and where specifically you would expect growth to happen in technology in the next five years. >> well, i think technology in general -- probably the biggest challenge is not so much the social interactions but everybody's talking so much about data. data is very, very hard to mine correctly. so i think you're going to see a push back towards a lot of enterprise apps that really figure out how it get information to the companies so they can...
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the environment is us, it is our wombs, our breast milk and families. our children to thrive in our bodies, unpolluted. the beauty industry and on to the next clean up project, the plastic industry, oil and war industries, too until there are no more toxic chemicals in babies, no more rocket fuel in breast milk or communities burdened by pollution. that is the work before us and that is what we are here to do and thank you so much for joining me for beauty and make over. on the same page is our monthly actually bimonthly book club that the library sponsors. this month, march, the book of the month is the samari gardens. how many are you have read this book in >> that's fabulous and gale is blushing in front of me. it's my pleasure to introduce gale. gale was born and raised in san francisco. her combined ancestory a chinese mother from hong kong and japanese father from hawaii gave her a unique asspect much the language of threads, dreaming water and others. please, help me welcome gale sukiama. [applause] >> so that means if you have read the book you
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>> how can you win in this environment? that's what i mask them. >> it's like how can you make an investment when times are tough? new york city walked away from his future back in the 70s. they did make an investment in infrastructure maintenance or anything because the economy was bad. i missed it decades to work their way out of it. if you go look at history in america when great things were done, the central park on the empire state building, things that start at the bottom of the recession. there is a guy, barnett, not barnett. he asked out by p. larry barnett -- gary barnett. everyone thinks he's crazy. he's been building for the low prices another cinemas demand. he just sold the top two floors and $90 million apiece and he stopped selling them because he can't keep up with the demand. it's got to wait until prices go up. we've got brilliant comic and see people make investments when times are tough and leaders bring along other people and the president of the united states, this one couple over the next one is, they
>> how can you win in this environment? that's what i mask them. >> it's like how can you make an investment when times are tough? new york city walked away from his future back in the 70s. they did make an investment in infrastructure maintenance or anything because the economy was bad. i missed it decades to work their way out of it. if you go look at history in america when great things were done, the central park on the empire state building, things that start at the bottom of...
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out of the gates really forcefully and what does that do in the persona of biden as far as a debate environment? i think this format which is the same format that you saw in the first debate will enable some back and forth and some fireworks. so that's why this debate this week is very interesting. but the town hall debate is next for the presidents -- debate for the presidential debate format in new york. and then you have the foreign policy debate. so it is really romney's debate performance and campaigning this all these battleground states. dagen: what about on the president's side? is it also the most critical thing for him, his debate performance, or are they focused on something completely different? >> well, i think they are focused on the spending and the get out the vote effort. they have an infrastructure that they've spent a lot of money on, and you see he's still out campaigning trying to raise money because there is a machine that costs a lot of money to run, a lot of offices around the country to try to get out those voters on election day. you know, the economy while some -- you
out of the gates really forcefully and what does that do in the persona of biden as far as a debate environment? i think this format which is the same format that you saw in the first debate will enable some back and forth and some fireworks. so that's why this debate this week is very interesting. but the town hall debate is next for the presidents -- debate for the presidential debate format in new york. and then you have the foreign policy debate. so it is really romney's debate performance...
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committed to encouraging stewardship of the environment, land conservation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation, the wallace genetic foundation, and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. this week on to the contrary: first, little girls and big guns. then, bias against women in science. behind the headlines: bpa, a chemical used in plastic that's everywhere and raising health concerns. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, tweeting firestorm. gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan generated controversy this week when he stopped off from his campaign to buy hunting gear for his 10-year-old daughter. the avid hunter said his daughter is ready to go hunting for the first time. he bought her a rifle for christmas last year. ryan fans banded together on twitter to show their second amendment support by posting pictures of their daughters shooting all types of guns, ranging from pistols to semi-automatic weapons. the info
committed to encouraging stewardship of the environment, land conservation, watershed protection and eliminating harmful chemicals. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation, the wallace genetic foundation, and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. this week on to the contrary: first, little girls and big guns. then, bias against women in science. behind the headlines: bpa, a chemical used in plastic that's everywhere and raising health concerns. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe....
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they don't want to pollute the environment. but they say global warming, potential of electric vehicle production is twice that of conventional vehicles is basically twice as bad is what they're trying to say. and number one, they say that in studies in the past they didn't consider the impact of charging the battery. that the generating of the electricity to charge the battery if it comes from a coal plant, comes from a nuclear plant, you're kind of defeating the purpose of having a cleaner vehicle because you used this other dirty way to make the electricity. what do you say? >> well, that would be true if the majority of our electricity was still coming from coal but we've had some radical changes in the electric generation sector in the united states over the last couple of years. driven primarily by steadily declining natural gas prices. as a result, for the first time in american history, we are generating more of our electricity today from natural gas than from coal. natural gas is almost 2/3 cleaner than burning coal in
they don't want to pollute the environment. but they say global warming, potential of electric vehicle production is twice that of conventional vehicles is basically twice as bad is what they're trying to say. and number one, they say that in studies in the past they didn't consider the impact of charging the battery. that the generating of the electricity to charge the battery if it comes from a coal plant, comes from a nuclear plant, you're kind of defeating the purpose of having a cleaner...
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"we have the capital and supportive environment for these early-stage companies." the startup america partnership was launched last year. it provides startups with access to corporations, investors and services they need to grow. the latest survey of small businesses shows a slight dip in optimism. overall, the index for the national federation of independent businesses dropped 1/10 of a point to 92.8. behind that number, owners planning to create jobs fell 6 points, while entreprenuers who think now is a good time to expand rose 3 points. and those expecting business conditions to improve gained 4 points. still ahead, a new documentary takes a close look at voters in wisconsin, and the issues driving them to the polls. that's next. a full-blown power struggle is happening in this country between labor unions and corporate america, along with other anti-union groups. brad lichtenstein spent two years in janesville, wisconsin, where his camera captured the economic crisis in that town after a gm factory shut down. good morning to you. > > good morning, thanks for ha
"we have the capital and supportive environment for these early-stage companies." the startup america partnership was launched last year. it provides startups with access to corporations, investors and services they need to grow. the latest survey of small businesses shows a slight dip in optimism. overall, the index for the national federation of independent businesses dropped 1/10 of a point to 92.8. behind that number, owners planning to create jobs fell 6 points, while...
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world's largest private equity firms, so where is it seeing investment opportunities in this uncertain environment right now? kkr's head of global mac roand asset. accolade overdrive. zagat just gave hertz its top rating in 15 categories, including best overall car rental. so elevate your next car rental experience with the best. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back. just keeps getting worse for hewlett packard. seema mody, how bad now? >> we're continuing to watch the big moves in hewlett packard. that's the big tech lagger today. just looking at chart, bill, the stock just broke $15 a share. it's down now 50% from its 2012 intraday high it hit back in february. the stock down about 13% in today's trade. bac
world's largest private equity firms, so where is it seeing investment opportunities in this uncertain environment right now? kkr's head of global mac roand asset. accolade overdrive. zagat just gave hertz its top rating in 15 categories, including best overall car rental. so elevate your next car rental experience with the best. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about...
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a computer in a club environment. >> computer on a treadmill taking it to another level. a big growth area for brunswick which was 50% return on investment over the last year. not bad. >> the only clement is popping for this company. i can't run to the corner on a treadmill. >> they do this, the bikes as well. you will be able to bite the tour de france course and watch this is a program on bikes as well. takes you to these courses and you move along the course with you are writing more running. that was awesome. thank you. i can't run. from a bite to walk out the new york times is seein of action lately and could it be the labor friendly newspaper may not be so friendly with unions after all? dennis kneale covering the story. i was never in a union. >> let's not forget that. >> union are doing very well but not so well for newspapers. 700 employees walked off the job. they are protesting the hard-line. the walkout was more around the block. it is awkward for management that one of the most pro union papers in the country. labor, so long as it declines in the private sect
a computer in a club environment. >> computer on a treadmill taking it to another level. a big growth area for brunswick which was 50% return on investment over the last year. not bad. >> the only clement is popping for this company. i can't run to the corner on a treadmill. >> they do this, the bikes as well. you will be able to bite the tour de france course and watch this is a program on bikes as well. takes you to these courses and you move along the course with you are...
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and, there is nothing positive, the environment, like the stock market, you have an environment that is positive. it goes up. so much is based on psychology. the environment in the business world is not positive. the environment that comes out of washington is all negative. and, i can't say we make decisions based upon tax codes. in our business, we're in a business of opportunity. i say we have three under construction because this environment creates opportunities. if you have some cash. landlords are willing to take a lesser rent if you will. employment is available because people aren't working. there are, out of the nonworking a bunch of that really do want to work and kacht find jobs. i can't say everybody that doesn't work wants to work. those opportunities present themselves we move forward. >> president will say he has cut taxes for small businesses. i what do you say to that? >> absolutely not. he can say whatever he wants to say. it is all very, patronizing the electorate. lauren: yeah. >> unfortunately this election on both sides very honestly there is a lot of credibilit
and, there is nothing positive, the environment, like the stock market, you have an environment that is positive. it goes up. so much is based on psychology. the environment in the business world is not positive. the environment that comes out of washington is all negative. and, i can't say we make decisions based upon tax codes. in our business, we're in a business of opportunity. i say we have three under construction because this environment creates opportunities. if you have some cash....
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we want to protect the environment. we're very proud of the beautiful landape out here in california but we also want to mak sure we don't strangle businesses. that delicate balance is hard to achieve but i think governor brown did the right thing. melissa: i can't believe you're making this argument. it is completely ridiculous. ivers have only themselves to blame. this was riff ren dmb to special cocktail of gasoline that so so expensive and so rare. not only that in 2015 it is getting worse. another proposition came in where standards will get even higher, tighting the stranglehold around drivers you're talking about. voters have only theirselves to blame for this situatio and getting relief from this little respite. i think it is diculous. >> i hope it helps. keep in mind when temperatures do cool down, right now it is 75 and sunny across the state s we're not quite there when temperatures cool down the winter blend does not have same effect in it does in the summertime. that's why we do it in the wintertime. meliss
we want to protect the environment. we're very proud of the beautiful landape out here in california but we also want to mak sure we don't strangle businesses. that delicate balance is hard to achieve but i think governor brown did the right thing. melissa: i can't believe you're making this argument. it is completely ridiculous. ivers have only themselves to blame. this was riff ren dmb to special cocktail of gasoline that so so expensive and so rare. not only that in 2015 it is getting worse....
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you requested-- demanded-- that this building, everyone on staff, this this be a meat-free environment for the day that you are here. >> yes. >> stephen: so if i'm woozy right now it's because i haven't had my bacon. (laughter) why? why are you so militant about not only, like, not -- not you having meat but not even seeing meat? >> because animals are nicer than humans and they're conscious beings. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: really. >> yes. >> stephen: what about animals that eat other animals? can i eat a lion? >> only when they have to. >> stephen: what about one that's already dead. like a cow that's been sentenced to death for a murder? (laughter) or a pig that commits suicide from listening to too many of your songs? (laughter) >> you shouldn't laugh at that. >> stephen: i know a lamb that's a (bleep)ing ass (bleep). can i eat that lamb? can i eat that lamb? (laughter) >> if you spit your grandmother in an oven she will probably be tasty. but is that any reason to eat your grandmother. >> stephen: that reminds me, you have an album and a song "meat is murder." have you eve
you requested-- demanded-- that this building, everyone on staff, this this be a meat-free environment for the day that you are here. >> yes. >> stephen: so if i'm woozy right now it's because i haven't had my bacon. (laughter) why? why are you so militant about not only, like, not -- not you having meat but not even seeing meat? >> because animals are nicer than humans and they're conscious beings. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: really. >> yes. >>...
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the overhang of the regulatory environment. ashley: the presidential election and fiscal clarendon and on. john haler, thank you for sharing your thoughts. really appreciate it. closing bell ringing in just under 15 minutes. coming up, jim tierney's number one moneymaker won't leave you hungry because i am starting. coming up next. . coming up next. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-dai inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathin
the overhang of the regulatory environment. ashley: the presidential election and fiscal clarendon and on. john haler, thank you for sharing your thoughts. really appreciate it. closing bell ringing in just under 15 minutes. coming up, jim tierney's number one moneymaker won't leave you hungry because i am starting. coming up next. . coming up next. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva...
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they have independently studied how human body cells can sense their environment and discovered that a family of proteins later named g-protein coupled receptors, send signals to the cells. >>> turkey's military commanders are wrapping up their reinforcements along the border with syria. they've sent at least 25 more fighter jets to the area. the build-up of troops and weapons is adding to fears that the fighting in syria could escalate into a regional conflict. turkish forces have fired artillery into syria for six straight days now. they're responding to mortars that have come from the syrian side. the tension at the border began when a mortar fired from inside syria hit a turkish town. five civilians died. turkish military commanders say they've deployed 25 f-16 fighter jets to a base near the border. the military's also reinforcing its troops and moving gun batteries to the area. turkish officials say syria's military and rebel forces are engaged in a fierce battle near the border. they say the shells landing in turkey may be off target, but observers say turkey could start air b
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and that's the reason they're so insulated environment. they're going after a high-end consumer with a decent value proposition. >> i think the shares have underperformed over the past quarter or two on the fears that perhaps china slowed more than anticipated and ultimately with them coming out with a 6% comp in the region while it is a deceleration, i think people demonstrated some relief that it was work. >> good wednesday morning. live here at the new york stock exchange, let's check the markets this morning. the dow adding to losses after yesterday's 110-point drubing, that was the worst point loss since august 23. but we are adding to it. and now down 51, s&p down two, and nasdaq holding on relatively to the flat line, after, of course, its worst day since july. yesterday it was tech in trouble. walmart and costco hitting new highs. walmart seeing a spike after announcing it will challenge amazon. and costco up on better than expected earnings along with higher sales and, of course, those membership fees. chevron, one of the biggest
and that's the reason they're so insulated environment. they're going after a high-end consumer with a decent value proposition. >> i think the shares have underperformed over the past quarter or two on the fears that perhaps china slowed more than anticipated and ultimately with them coming out with a 6% comp in the region while it is a deceleration, i think people demonstrated some relief that it was work. >> good wednesday morning. live here at the new york stock exchange, let's...
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little deeper, you find many of the european companies have had over a year to adjust to a slower growth environment. we've seen much lower inventory levels. we've seen underinvest inspemen capital, which is creating a bit of tail wind going into next year. interestingly enough, asia is in the same state. what is worrisome is companies haven't adjusted to the possibility of slower growth next year. >> peter, what are you looking for next week? what should we be watching for? >> i think the next three weeks is solely earnings. for two months we've had central banks putting goggles on our eyes. now the fundamentals can't be ignored anymore. they're out from under the rug. we get to hear what the guidance is going forward. >> so peter, on tuesday we're going to see angela merkel in greece. there's going to be horrendous protests, tear gas. we can just imagine. yet, we're going to be able to look through that and focus on the domestic earnings front here? >> the greek stock market was up 12% this week. the bond that's maturing at 11 years is at a high. i think everyone's beginning to it realize that gre
little deeper, you find many of the european companies have had over a year to adjust to a slower growth environment. we've seen much lower inventory levels. we've seen underinvest inspemen capital, which is creating a bit of tail wind going into next year. interestingly enough, asia is in the same state. what is worrisome is companies haven't adjusted to the possibility of slower growth next year. >> peter, what are you looking for next week? what should we be watching for? >> i...
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we obviously in this environment focus on the things we can control. we got one thing there, two major issues were overshadowing it a little bit. a civil litigation case we moved out of the way and mediation, which has been pending there since 1989. that's gone. revenues, $5.8 billion. performance is basically paying off. we're hitting profitability highs. in the upstream business, you actually see when you open the hood that there's strong productivity underneath it and that we're adjusting the structure. that pretty much gives an idea of what's happening in the quarter here. >> a couple points, klaus. you mentioned that settlement with alba. is there any reason to believe there's more to come on this whether or not other lawsuits sort of carry on in the next quarter and the next quarter, or can you categorically say this issue is behind? >> well, the civil settlement is behind us. that's one thing. i mean, the thing that's still open there is basically the settlement with the doj and sec. we will continue negotiations on that. so that's important. th
we obviously in this environment focus on the things we can control. we got one thing there, two major issues were overshadowing it a little bit. a civil litigation case we moved out of the way and mediation, which has been pending there since 1989. that's gone. revenues, $5.8 billion. performance is basically paying off. we're hitting profitability highs. in the upstream business, you actually see when you open the hood that there's strong productivity underneath it and that we're adjusting...